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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism It seems to me that your assertion that no new HW is required, simply a firmware update, is because they both use the same 9-pin port. No, but because S3200 is part of the original IEEE 1394b spec that was…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I am under the impression that there are internal changes that have to be made to get more than 800Mbps from FW. S3200 likely requires firmware upgrades, but it is still just a higher speed mode for 1394b.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dstranathan 2) I would expect the white plastics to be black now to follow the newer Apple aesthetics found on the iMacs, monitors and MacBooks. White seems so old school now. Have you stopped and considered how ugl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Frank777 As I understand it, FW800 ports need only the new 3200 cable to give full FW3200 speeds. No, FW3200 uses the cable, same connector and is in fact part of the same spec. But I am guessing the FW800 chips tha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iReality85 No gadget is ever "future-proof," at best, maybe "future-ready." After all, yesterday's new and/or visionary is today's old and/or unrealistic. Besides, the FW3200 and USB3 standards aren't even ready for …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Wiggin I can think of a couple of reasons for the miniDVI... First, the miniDVI-to-DVI/VGA adaptors are each $19 vs $29 for the miniDP-to-DVI/VGA. So it's cheaper for customers or for Apple to include the adaptor in…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 We do not need i7 or i5. Core 2 Duos, even mobile versions, eg. Penryn, are very, very good CPUs. DDR3 is useful when paired with integrated 9400M, gives one of the best integrated graphics options out there…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 My feeling is iMac does not need i7. It just needs bumped Core2s , the Core2Quad in the top end 24" (come on there's plenty of space for thermal engineering a mobile or even desktop quad into that without re…
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Quote: Originally Posted by macxpress Ok so Apple did it knowing they were going to have a product out within a month or so. I don't see any signs of any FW3200 or USB 3 devices being released anytime soon. My point was it would be nice to hav…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Outsider I'm starting to think it's more and more a fake. The IEEE 1394b port is sideways. I can't find a surface connector that lets you attach the port to a logic board on it's side. I've seen sideways USB and even F…
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Quote: Originally Posted by macxpress Because Apple was already shipping draft n products. Airport Extreme Draft n did not come out until January 2007. The second rev Macbook was released in Nov 2006, with draft n support.
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Quote: Originally Posted by macxpress Until FW3200 devices arrive whats the use? Same goes for USB 3 for that matter... The same reason why Apple used a draft-n wireless chip in the first Macbook.
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Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 1. Apple will go FW800 simply because it offers a clear advantage over USB and at this point likely doesn't cost much if any more than an old FW400 chip. In the Mini FW800 would be a huge advantage. 2.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bugsnw Steve Jobs just called. He told me to tell you to go buy a USB Hub. This is a bad excuse when you are trying to convince people to switch to your product. After all, those people didn't have to buy a USB hub …
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Quote: Originally Posted by jowie74 Huh... Okay now that's confusing. I stand corrected! I thought the whole point of a new standard was that it would be digital only. How can they implement HDCP when someone can just plug it in to a VGA monit…
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The biggest problem is that when Apple decides to switch its notebooks to a Nehalem-based processor (which will come at the end of this year), it will be forced to go with Intel's crappy graphics. The only mobile chip Intel will release that doesn't…
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Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 For the Mini no as it is not likely that it will be using an i7 with Intels Quick Path bus. From what Incan see the discussion revolves around Nvidia chips specific to that interface. It might be holding up…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jowie74 miniDP has no support for analogue monitors. Everything does point to the new mini having both miniDP and miniDVI... PC BYODKM compatibility, as well as dual monitor support (same architecture as laptops). M…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Outsider This is the kind of underwhelming leak I was afraid of. It just means there is no more effort being put into the mini. Hopefully it's a fake. \ What's so underwhelming about a new generation of CPU, much be…